James Roosevelt Roosevelt

James Roosevelt "Rosy" Roosevelt (April 27, 1854 – May 7, 1927) was an American heir, diplomat and the older half-brother of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR).

Early life

James Roosevelt Roosevelt was born on April 27, 1854. He was the son of James Roosevelt I (1828–1900) and his first wife, Rebecca Brien Howland (1831–1876), who were second cousins. He was described as "an aimless if charming member of New York society's sporting set." When his father died in 1900, the estate was split between Rosy and FDR.

Career

Roosevelt served as Secretary of the United States Legation in Vienna and as Secretary of the Embassy in London.

Personal life

On November 18, 1878, Rosy married Helen Schermerhorn Astor (November 27, 1855 – November 12, 1893), the second daughter of businessman William Backhouse Astor, Jr. (1829–1892) and socialite Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn (1830–1908). Roosevelt and Helen had two children:

James Roosevelt

James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991), who preferred to be called "Jimmy", was an American Congressman, an official Secretary to the President, a Democratic Party activist, and businessman. He received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Marine Corps officer during World War II. Roosevelt was the oldest son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Early life

Roosevelt was born in New York City at 125 East 36th Street. He attended the Potomac School and the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C., and the Groton School in Massachusetts. At Groton, he rowed and played football, as well as serving as a prefect in his senior year. After graduation in 1926, he attended Harvard University, where he rowed with the freshman and junior varsity crews. At Harvard he followed some family traditions, joining the Signet Society and Hasty Pudding Club, of which both his father and his maternal granduncle and paternal fifth cousin once removed, President Theodore Roosevelt, had been members, as well as the Fly Club, which his father had joined, and Institute of the 1770. He graduated from Harvard in 1930 and was elected permanent treasurer of his class.

James Roosevelt (disambiguation)

James Roosevelt may refer to:

James Roosevelt (lawyer)

James Roosevelt III (born November 9, 1945) is an attorney and Democratic Party official. He is a son of Congressman James Roosevelt II (1907–1991) and Romelle Theresa Schneider (September 28, 1915 in Wisconsin – January 16, 2002 in Cambridge, Massachusetts). As of 2008, he is the co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee, a position he has held since 1995.

Education

James III graduated from La Salle High School in Pasadena in 1963. He earned his A.B. with honors in government from Harvard College in 1968. On June 12, 1968 he was commissioned in the Naval Reserve and rose to the rank of lieutenant on July 1, 1971.

Roosevelt received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and he has also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Career

Roosevelt spent 10 years as partner at Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston, Massachusetts. Roosevelt was the associate commissioner for Retirement Policy for the Social Security Administration before joining Tufts Health Plan in 1999 as senior vice president and general counsel. He held that position until June 2005, when he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Tufts Health Plan.